Goldstein has mostly positive reviews in his personnel file, Parker reported. Of the six complaints, only one was substantiated. He also has one commendation and two nominations for deputy of the month.

One note in his file read that Goldstein has "shown to have a lot of empathy when dealing with the public. He is very patient with the public."

Goldstein was the first to respond to multiple 911 calls from the home Thursday morning. The investigation is still ongoing, so all the details about the shooting aren't official, but Sheriff Ric Bradshaw was adamant that Goldstein "did what he had to do."

The teen's mother, however, told Parker from a hospital bed Thursday afternoon that her son was autistic and suffered from a multitude of behavioral problems, adding that he wasn't enough of a threat to merit being shot to death.

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